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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) In a historic moment for Indian equestrian sport, Amar Sarin, astride his magnificent Belgian stallion Bajrang, soared to a record-breaking height of 1.90 meters in the open jumping six bar at the prestigious Delhi Horse Show 2025, held at JPC. This remarkable feat has now been officially recognised as a national record.Representing TARC Equestrian Centre, Amar’s achievement stands as a testament to his unmatched athleticism, precision, and years of dedicated training under the expert guidance of renowned international coach Nick Verlies.Bajrang, born in 2014 and imported from Belgium, has consistently delivered top-tier performances and once again proved his class in a packed arena filled with equestrian enthusiasts.Adding to the celebratory weekend, Amar's eigh...

Narainpur, April 15 (IANS) Defending champions Delhi registered a 6-0 win against Andhra Pradesh in Group F of the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men's National Football Championship 2025 here at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground on Tuesday to enter the quarterfinal of the tournament. The winners led 4-0 at halftime. Laishram Rahul Meitei scored a brace in the 8th and 45th minutes, Moirangthem Rajeshwor Singh in the 12th, and Kushagra Chaudhary in the 24th minute, followed by Arman Ahmad in the 66th and Bhaskar Chhetri in the 81st minute.Delhi qualified for the quarterfinals with two wins from as many games and a massive tally of 20 goals. They will now face Chandigarh in the last eight on Thursday.Defending champions Delhi began their title defence with a massive 14-0 win against Dadra &...

Bonn, April 15 (IANS) Changwon, South Korea will host the 2026 World Shooting Para Sport Championships from September 3 to 14 . It will serve as a direct qualification event for the LA 2028 Paralympic Games, with quota allocation up for grabs. The 10th edition of the Shooting Para Sport Worlds, which will see the participation of around 300 athletes from over 50 nations, will be the fourth to feature both Para Trap and VI (vision impaired) events in the combined competition programme.It will also mark the second time the World Championships are held in Korea following Cheongju 2018. Changwon International Shooting Range has hosted the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup for the past four years (2022-2025).The venue previously held the ISSF World Championships in 2018 and the ISSF World C...

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India will tour Bangladesh for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is, scheduled from August 17 to 31 in Mirpur and Chattogram, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the schedule on Tuesday.The Indian team will arrive in Dhaka on August 13 ahead of the ODI series opener on August 17 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The third and final ODI will be played in Chattogram, which will also host the first game of the three-match T20I series on August 26. The action will head back to Mirpur for the second and third T20Is.This will mark India's first white-ball only tour of Bangladesh since 2014. Moreover, the T20I series will be the first time Bangladesh will host India in a bilateral series at home. The most recent ...

Dubai, April 15 (IANS) Australia’s rising star Georgia Voll has been crowned the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for March 2025, following a sensational series against New Zealand that capped off a breakout summer for the young opener. Georgia Voll, who made her international debut in December of last year, beat out stiff competition from her senior compatriot Annabel Sutherland and USA’s promising all-rounder Chetnaa Prasad to clinch her maiden ICC accolade."Winning this award is certainly a nice way to cap off what's been an incredible summer for myself and the team. To go to New Zealand and claim that T20 series against the World Champions was the perfect way to end the season. It's been a whirlwind first summer in the Australian side and I'm excited for what next season holds," said Vo...

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Bengaluru FC have condemned the "reckless and cowardly" act of hurling live firecracker into the stands during Saturday's Indian Super League (ISL) final against Mohun Bagan Super Giant in Kolkata and filed a formal complaint with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) . The incident left multiple individuals injured. One BFC supporter sustained an injury to the eye that required treatment. While other supporters, including club owner Parth Jindal, suffered burns and bruises."Bengaluru Football Club filed a formal complaint with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) after a firecracker was hurled into the away section during the Indian Super League 2024-25 final aga...

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) During the recent IPL 2025 double header on Sunday, something interesting happened. On-field umpires brought out a white triangle-shaped plastic gauge and passed the bats of Shimron Hetmyer, Phil Salt and Hardik Pandya through it during the games in Jaipur and New Delhi. With the random on-field check of bats making three appearances in a day, it is understood that this checking is going to become a routine affair for the remainder of the tournament, with an aim to maintain fairness in the matches.To be fair, the International Cricket Council (ICC) had put in a protocol for umpires to be issued a bat gauge in 2017, which they can use to check a bat’s legality in international cricket matches.As per its Appendix B – Equipment in T20I Playing Conditions document, a...

Dubai, April 15 (IANS) India batter Shreyas Iyer has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March leading India’s runscoring charts and starring in the latter stages of their historic ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 triumph.Iyer overcomes New Zealand duo Jacob Duffy and Rachin Ravindra to win the honour. This accolade marks back-to-back wins for Indian players in the ICC’s monthly award series, with Shubman Gill bagging the same recognition in February."I’m truly honoured to be named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March. This recognition is incredibly special, especially in a month where we lifted the ICC Champions Trophy — a moment I will cherish forever."Being able to contribute to India’s success on such a big stage is something every cricketer dreams of. I’m grateful t...

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) With their unbeaten streak over and the top ranking in the points table, not theirs anymore, Delhi Capitals (DC) will look to make quick fixes and strengthen their chances for an IPL 2025 playoffs spot when they face an inconsistent Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. RR hold a slight edge against DC in the head-to-head record, with the inaugural IPL winners emerging victorious in 15 matches while losing 14 games. As far as RR’s record in New Delhi is concerned, they have won five times while losing on seven occasions.Expectations were high from DC to keep their winning streak going as they returned to their original home ground on Sunday. But the Mumbai Indians had other ideas, cleverly using the ball change rule to cause a DC batting...

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has announced a 14-member-strong India squad for the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2025, with the world No. 10 men’s doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty making a return to action after an injury break. The squad also includes former world champion PV Sindhu, World Championships medallists Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy. The biennial tournament, which is the World Mixed Team Championships, will be held in Xiamen, China from April 27 to May 4.India qualified for the prestigious mixed team championships based on their world ranking and will be eyeing to first seal their knockout berth from a tough Group D lineup that also includes former champions Indonesia, two-time runners-up Denmark, and England.“The selectors have...